. Bird studies; an account of the land birds of eastern North America . ps of bark and moss, lined with fine roots. The eggs are white speckledmainly at the larger end with reddish brown. They vary from three to fivein number, are about seven tenths of an inch long, and half an inch wide. This is a bird of Eastern North America in summer, ranging north toNewfoundland and Lake Winnipeg, and wintering in Central and NorthernSouth America. It breeds on the higher Alleghanies, as far south as NorthCarolina, and is generally dispersed in the breeding season from NorthernMassachusetts and Michigan t
. Bird studies; an account of the land birds of eastern North America . ps of bark and moss, lined with fine roots. The eggs are white speckledmainly at the larger end with reddish brown. They vary from three to fivein number, are about seven tenths of an inch long, and half an inch wide. This is a bird of Eastern North America in summer, ranging north toNewfoundland and Lake Winnipeg, and wintering in Central and NorthernSouth America. It breeds on the higher Alleghanies, as far south as NorthCarolina, and is generally dispersed in the breeding season from NorthernMassachusetts and Michigan to its northern limits of travel. This is another fly-catching warbler frequenting the damp deep woodsnear water and is a true insect hunter, taking persistent excursions on thewing, for its prey. A smaller bird than the Canada War-Wilsons Warbler, blgr it is but five inches longf. The upper parts, in the Wilsonia pusilla (Wils.). ° riii adult male, are bright olive green, except for a black capon the head, and the brighter olive on the forehead. Below it is bright. WILSONS WARBLER. ADULT MALE. greenish yellow. There are conspicuous bristles at the base of the bill. Thereare no defined markings, save the black crown patch. The females generallylack this mark, but are otherwise like the males. The immature birds lackthis crown patch, but are otherwise like most of the female birds. ii6 Bird Studies. The nest is placed on the ground in swampy woods, and is made ofmosses, leaves, and grrasses, lined with finer material of a like nature. Theeggs are creamy white, speckled with reddish brown and lavender. Four orfive are laid and they are a little smaller in size than those of a CanadaWarbler. This is a bird of Eastern and Northern North America in summer,breeding from the northern border of the United States northward, andwintering in Central America. The Hooded Warbler is so fine in appearance as to attract attention at once. Like his two congeners, bright yellow prevails in his l
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